SB2010110801 - Directory traversal in nBill
Published: November 8, 2010 Updated: January 4, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010110801
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Directory traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4270)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to view contents of arbitrary files on the server.The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied input in "/administrator/components/com_nbill/admin.nbill.php" and "/components/com_nbill/nbill.php" scripts. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request, containing directory traversal sequences (e.g. “../”) and view contents of arbitrary file on vulnerable server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to potentially sensitive information.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited against Joomla! installations.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.